Nothing But Trouble (1991)

A businessman and his friends are captured by a sadistic judge and his equally odd family in the backwoods of a bizarre mansion.

Director:

Dan Aykroyd

Writers:

Peter Aykroyd (story), Dan Aykroyd (screenplay)

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chevy Chase	...	Chris Thorne
Dan Aykroyd	...	Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
John Candy	...	Dennis / Eldona
Demi Moore	...	Diane Lightson
Valri Bromfield	...	Miss Purdah
Taylor Negron	...	Fausto Squiriniszu
Bertila Damas	...	Renalda Squiriniszu
Raymond J. Barry	...	Mark
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Brian
John Wesley	...	Sam
Peter Aykroyd	...	Mike the Doorman
Daniel Baldwin	...	Dealer #1 (Artie)
James Staszkiel	...	Dealer #2 (as James Staskel)
Deborah Lee Johnson	...	Dealer #1's Girlfriend
Karla Tamburrelli	...	Dealer #2's Girlfriend

Storyline

A financier agrees to take an ex to her business meeting. On the way, they run a stop sign in a small town in the middle of nowhere, and are arrested. But all is not as it seems: the courthouse and the "prison" are a maze of zany booby- traps and deadly contraptions. The antics of the captured couple as they try to escape from the mad judge and his bizarre family make up the rest of this unusual film.

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Plot Keywords:

old man | redneck | judge | escape | chase | 

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Taglines:

All they wanted was a little getaway. All they got was nothing but trouble.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Git

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,966,240, 18 February 1991

Gross USA:

$8,479,793

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,479,793

Company Credits

Production Co:

Applied Action, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dan Aykroyd's brother not only wrote the story, but appears as Mike the Doorman.

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Goofs

Throughout the story, the speed limit in the Village is referenced as 50 mph. Chief Constable Dennis's set the radar gun to alarm when a driver exceeds 50 mph. When Artie speeds into the village, he passes a 55 mph sign.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Fausto: [as they leave a car and go into a building to a party] 20 minutes, hello, good-bye.
Renalda: Ok.

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Connections

References The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

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Soundtracks

Helen Claire
Written and Performed by Michael Kamen
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. by arragement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

A movie more for entertainment

The funny thing about this movie is that it's stacked. John Candy, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, and Demi Moore. The quality of this film is below average;although, this film is more for entertainment. It's not a Academy Award film, but more of a Saturday Night film you get at blockbuster for a couple of cheap laughs. I believe in giving credit where credit is due, this film is much deeper than meets the eye.This is a film where you don't need to be a film critic, you just sit back and enjoy it. The entertainment value is higher than the quality as you see in most movies, such as Vegas Vacation, UHF, Baby Genisus, and Jigle all the Way. I gave this movie a 6/10 for every memorable scene.